Egypt to get ?120 mln from the European Investment Bank
CAIRO: Egypt will receive ?120 million in loans from the European Investment Bank for development projects in the fields of water safety and renewable energy. The loans were announced by…
Citi is bullish on Egypt, says country director
CAIRO: While a lot of the talk at Euromoney centered on new models for doing business and the changing economic landscape, one banking official went the opposite direction."We don't need…
THE REEL ESTATE: More on 'Antichrist' and a miserable Egyptian 'Dictator'
"Antichrist: the debate continuesOver the past week, I received a number of responses regarding my "Antichrist review, a film, it seems, I'm bound to discuss much longer than I had…
Last Exit from Kabul?
NEW DELHI: America's war in Afghanistan is approaching a tipping point, with doubts about President Barack Obama's strategy growing. Yet, after dispatching 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, Obama is considering…
Turkey and Armenia: beginning of a new era?
NEW YORK: The announcement that Turkey and Armenia have decided to establish diplomatic relations is a significant measure, the importance of which goes beyond the relationship between the two countries:…
We should want peace more than Israelis and Palestinians do
WASHINGTON, DC: President George W. Bush once explained his failure to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with the excuse that, "We can't want peace more than the parties themselves .…
Egyptian penalized for sexual harassment in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO: An Egyptian tailor in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 60 lashes after he was found guilty of sexually harassing a Saudi woman. The woman's father filed a complaint accusing…
Travel agencies form crisis committee ahead of Hajj
CAIRO: The Chamber of Travel Agencies formed a crisis committee to coordinate between different operators during the Hajj season, which kicks off in November amid swine flu fears.Travel agencies will…
Egypt critics turn against Hosni and regime for UNESCO loss
CAIRO: Some Egyptians are lashing out at the government over the case of Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and his failed bid for the top job at UNESCO, blaming the regime…
Lawyers' Syndicate head accused of embezzlement
CAIRO: Twenty lawyers filed a complaint at the prosecutor general's office against Chairman of the Lawyers' Syndicate Hamdy Khalifa, board member Hisham El-Kommy and the Giza Lawyers' Syndicate board for…